Sovereign Bitcoin reserves may become a long-term strategy for nations as El Salvador’s gains show multi-year value, Decrypt ...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings have tripled in value to over $767 million as of July 14. The country’s BTC holdings surged as ...

Latin America’s crypto scene continues to evolve, with new products and regional expansions highlighting its rapid growth.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador gestures during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Latin American Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference at Mizata Beach, El Salvador, on Nov. 20, 2021.

The U.S. Senate has introduced a new legislative effort aimed at holding the El Salvadoran government accountable for alleged ...

El Salvador has become the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender. Advocates of the digital currency, including the country's president, Nayib Bukele, say the ...

Bitcoin’s value shot up after El Salvador became the world’s first country to accept it as legal tender.. As of 3:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, the virtual currency was trading at $36,849 per coin ...

El Salvador’s law means bitcoin will have equal footing with the dollar, which became its official currency 20 years ago. Making bitcoin “legal tender” means shops and businesses must accept ...

El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, but the rollout stumbled. President Nayib Bukele acted as de facto tech support.

El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency on Tuesday, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to the fragile economy.

As El Salvador officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday -- making it the first country to do so -- it also rolled out Chivo, its own state-sponsored Bitcoin wallet. Things did not go ...

El Salvador has been the world’s top bitcoin tourism destination since 2021, when it became the first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender, it has become one of the favorite destinations ...